Nation Name: The Shiekhdom of Kazhimistan
Shorthand name: Kazhimistan
Motto: Of Toil and Tears
National Animal: Scarab Beetles
National Plant: Sage Brush
National Anthem: TBD (i’ll probably write something short for this.)
Capital: Kazhim City
Largest City: Kashim City
Demonym: Kazhim
Language: Kazhimi
Species: Human
Population: 1,232,871 (Census 2020)
Government: Absolute Monarchy
Leader: Yosef Shiekh Kazhim
Legislature: Court of Soul (Appointed by the Sheikh)
Formation: 0 KCE (Kazhim Common Era) 1163 AD
GDP: 925 Million USD equivalent
GDP Per Capita: 750 USD Equivalent
Currency: Kazhim Dinar
Calling code: 208
ISO code: KZ 208
Domain name: .kzh
Nation History and other Information (In Brief)
Founded in isolation from the outside world, Kazhimistan has always been an inward facing nation with little care for the space beyond the great walls of Kazhim. According to founding legend, Kazhimistan came to be when the original Shiekh, Kazhim al Kazhim, discovered the Lake Kazhim. Seeking a place where he and his family could live in isolation, al Kazhim pitched his tent by the Lake and declared “Our journey has consisted of toil and tears, but we shall now prosper.”
Kazhimistan would be very poor from the onset of its foundation. Due to the gradual shrinking of the Lake Kazhim due to excessive farming and climate change, it is set to become even poorer. Cost of living has remained affordable for most people, but that may change at any moment. Kazhim Royalty had been mostly free from the negative effects of the nation’s poverty, but in the last decade has become just as poor as the common folk. With an all but non-existent tax base, the government has no means to provide its citizens with any public services.
Kazhimistan has no Armed Forces, and completely lacks the ability to arm any militia. Its main defense is its complete lack of resources and strategic positioning. In medieval times it relied on the Great Walls of Kazhim to keep its agricultural and urban center in Kazhim City safe.
